We took a great ride through the mountains out of Queenstown on the old copper mine rack & pinion rail line, with gradients of up to 1 in 12. A pretty tough call for a.90 year old steam engine.
It poured rain, which made the rain forest look its best.
As it doesn't get dark here until after 8 o'clock, we took Bostons advice & went for an evening drive to Iron Blow & Horse Tail Falls. It was well worth the time.
The lovely carriage we spent the day in.
The engine on a very wet, rainy day.
Ready to leave inside the big train shed.
The lovely, well kept steam engine.
Inside our coach.
Marg & Geoff.
US.
At one of the stops on the way up the mountain.
Yvonne in her safety yellow.
Our engine taking on water.
Much steam.
This is the rack & pinion under the engine which engages on steep grades.
An old mine entrance.
Yvonne has a pet leech.
Endless thick & lush greenery.
Scenery passing by.
King river gorge.
The engine is changing ends prior to the trip back.
King river.
Watching the engine change ends.
A quick bush walk while the engine fills with water.
One of the many rail bridges we crossed.
As above.
Engine preparing to turn around.
On the turn table ready to turn around.
Turning the engine video.
As above.
All turned & ready to go.
A different perspective.
As above video.
On the way back.
As above.
Looking back toward Queenstown from Mt Lyell.
Iron Blow lookout, overlooking the pit. (just out of sight)
The bottom of the pit, out of view in the previous pictograph.
As above, pano.
Horsetail falls.
As above.
The face says it all......It was feezing.
As above pano.
Horsetail falls pano.
Hills.
Leaving horsetails falls for warmer places.
A view out to the coast.
It poured rain, which made the rain forest look its best.
As it doesn't get dark here until after 8 o'clock, we took Bostons advice & went for an evening drive to Iron Blow & Horse Tail Falls. It was well worth the time.
As above pano.
Love the rain forest.
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